i have heard that there is shortage of teachers in north carolina--i
have taught years ago and have sone social work --would be interested
in position --how do i go about applying

Dear Susan, 

Official application could be done through the Internet, at th eNorth
Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction site:
<http://schooljobs.dpi.state.nc.us/> 

You could also browse through jobs there: 
<http://schooljobs.dpi.state.nc.us/hrms/HRMSHome.Nsf/VacantPosition?openform>

You could also see a previous answer of mine on Teacher Placement in
the South here:
 employment
<http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=315329> 

Hope that helps. Please contact me if you need any clarification on this answer.

A good start would be

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/employment.html

http://www.thereview.com/north_carolina_teaching_jobs.phtml